2. Benjamin Franklin

4. The Penn Family King Charles II owed Penn money but Penn asked for land instead Between Maryland and New York Charter was granted March 4th 1681 and proclaimed April 2nd 1681 Protection of English laws and subject to the government of England First Frame of Government Proposed constitution and summation of ideals Revised later and by 1684 foundations of the Quaker Government were established

5. The Penn Family Thomas Penn was the proprietor of the Colony of Pennsylvania along with his brothers, John and Richard, after Williams Penn’s death Thomas was influential in the controversy with the Quaker Assembly William Penn’s son’s didn’t follow his Quaker beliefs

6. Benjamin Franklin Born January 17th 1760 in Boston Father was a soap maker and had a total of 17 children Worked as a printer, inventor, statesman, fireman, and writer. Pennsylvania Gazette, Poor Roberts Almanac Elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751 Pushed through funds to support the building and arming of forts Commanded the Philadelphia Militia as Colonel Commander in 1756

7. Benjamin Franklin

8. Benjamin Franklin May 9th 1754 in Pennsylvania Gazette It was perceived to mean that if the colonies didn’t come together then it would lead to the destruction of British Interest, trade and Plantations in America

9. Benjamin Franklin "Fish and visitors smell after three days.""Beware of the young Doctor & the old Barber." "God works wonders now & then; Behold! a Lawyer, an honest Man!" "A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one." All from Poor Richard's Almanac www.pbs.org/benfranklin

10. Struggle With the Indians Hostility with Indians in Pennsylvania because: Walking Purchase Provided for the sale of lands along the Delaware below Lehigh As far as a man could walk in a day and a half Albany 1754 acquired whole of PA west of the Susquehanna Confused the Indians into allowing them to have more land than they thought

11. Struggle With the Indians After the frauds, the Indians joined the side of the French Started attacking colonials, scalping men, women and children To alleviate these acts of violence, the provincial assemblies gave gifts to the Indians Assembly took on the financial burden Thomas Penn didn’t want to pay so it created controversy with the assembly

12. Penn's Vs. Quaker Assembly Because of Penn’s refusal to pay, a party developed to get rid of the proprietors and have a crown appointed governor instead Proprietors and the crown vs. the assembly Trying to take away the Assembly’s rights Military necessity Give money on their own terms Governor Morris asked for money and gets 20,000 lbs Still tried to take away rights of Assembly

13. Penn’s Vs. Quaker Assembly Colony had rights to use its own methods to furnish assistance King and Governor were trying to take away these rights Governor wouldn’t allow Assembly to see instructions from proprietor Acting under claim from proprietor that his land was exempt from taxation

14. Penn’s Vs. Quaker Assembly After Braddock’s defeat, Dunbar who was in charge of the rear abandoned everything Indians invaded unmanned area PA assembly passes Quaker Militia Law Written by Ben Franklin Called for volunteer militia Defense Forts increased 17 in the beginning and that rose to 50

15. Penn’s Vs. Quaker Assembly Quakers get Delaware and Shawnee Indians to withdrawal The Proprietors still made the colonies pay for war Ben Franklin in 1757 goes to Britain to fight for Assemblies rights Loses because he lacks allies PA still gets voted sufficient and gets 100,000 pounds and 5 pounds per recruit Let them participate in the war in a new way- with aggression and conquest